Eco-Terrorism Subject Arrested

A 23-year-old graduate student at CalTech is arrested for a string of 125 SUV arson fires.

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March 12, 2004, 9:00 AM PST

"Eco-terrorists are waging campaigns that pose increasing dangers for the public." SUV fire bombings, carried out in the early morning in August, 2003, "damaged or destroyed about 125 vehicles and one commercial building... From the moment the San Gabriel arson fires were extinguished Aug. 22, federal authorities worried that a pattern of terrorism by environmental extremists and animal rights activists was about to enter a new phase in California. Some militants have targeted SUVs as symbols of environmental degradation."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: Caltech Grad Student Held in Arson Fires of 125 SUVs

Wednesday, March 10, 2004 in The Los Angeles Times

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